Hey Riddick, when I say "press" I definitely mean Overhead Press, sorry, I should be more clear. I don't mean a bench press variation, which is, 9 times our of 10 what most people would choose. When I talk about Rippetoe routines I tend to adopt his terminology, and when he says press he means overhead. Some people with chronic impingements may be unable to do OHP's altogether, though...

I also completely agree about the squatting. Someone is going to still make incredidble progress squatting twice a week and for some that could actually mean better and longer progress. Although for the person with no existing problems going for three and cutting down to two when necessary would be the best way to go.

I would like to say, however, for ANYONE, considering this type of routine, if you have a lot of pre-existing chronic injuries, this is probably not the routine for you. If you're slouched over like a caveman with chronic back problems and terrible posture...you need something different. This ain't going to fix you and could likely make you worse.

On the "abs" I agree you don't need a lot right now. The functional movements will train stabilization. I would, however, recommend doing somethihg like hanging leg raises (knee raises) every other ab workout. If you can't do hanging of course do lying. I like to suck in my belly button and force an exaggerated posterior hip tilt (make the top your pelvis tilt backward) and maintain that position while you do the raises. This will do wonders for your stabibility and long term health. Other than that, stabibility will be trained by the actual functional compound you are doing.

Which is why I mentioned obligues and basically twisting (torsion) or side to side bending work. This is the area that most people are likely to have a deficit in when first getting under a heavy bar (they find themselves listing from side to side or one side or the other). A little strengthening work like some type of side bend, and some type of twist can be good. Also "side bridges" to train the stabibility directly. Not too much of anything. Err on the side of less, not more.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.